1 Corinthians 6:13

Translations

Modern

“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Traditional

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Literal

“Foods for the belly and the belly for foods,” but God will nullify both this and these. Now the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Latin

Esca ventri, et venter escis: Deus autem et hunc et has destruet: corpus autem non fornicationi, sed Domino: et Dominus corpori.

Original

Greek

English

“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Notes

1 Corinthians 6:13–14

"Food for the stomach and the stomach for food": Some Corinthian Christians used this idea to justify their sexual immorality. They claimed, "The body was made for sex, and sex for the body." This analogy is false because our bodies were made for the Lord, and sexual immorality does not honor him. Given his care for our bodies and the future resurrection, we must use our bodies for holy purposes in God's service.

1 Corinthians 6:12–20

Paul provides several reasons why Christians should avoid sexual immorality.

Theme notes and profiles

Corinth Paul (Saul) Family, Community, and Sexual Sin Holiness and Sexual Purity Human Sexuality The Holiness of God’s People Tolerance

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1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
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Ephesians 5:23
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Matthew 15:17
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Romans 14:7–9
For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 15:20
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
John 6:49
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Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) First Letter to the Corinthians Jude, Letter of Lord Nicolaitans Peter, Second Letter of Sex, Sexuality Sexual Immorality Virgin

Topics

Adultery: Forbidden Chastity: General Scriptures Concerning Chastity: Keep the Body In Fellowship with Christ Fornication Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Impurity Lasciviousness: General Scriptures Concerning Pornography Prostitution Righteous: Unity of, with Christ Sexual Impurity Temptation: Resistance To The Body

1 Corinthians 6:13

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